Paper-roll holder



(No Model.) r i 0. H. PAINE & N.,S. HOFFMAN. PAPER ROLL HOLDER.

No.519,343. Patent-ed May 8, 1894.

r States, residing at Brainerd, in the county of Crow Wing and State ofMinnesota, have in' tion of the invention, such as will enable otherspaper roll holders, and it has for its general a smooth out when thefree portion of the annexed drawings, in which-- UNITED STATES ATENT TEnron.

PAPERAROLL HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 519,343,. dated my 8,1894.

Application filed June 15, 1893. Serial 477 724. (No model.)

To a. whom it may concern: Be it known that we, CHARLES H. PAINE andNETTIE S. HOFFMAN, citizens of the United vented certain new and usefulImprovements in Paper-Roll Holders; and we do declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact descripskilled in the art to which itappcrtains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to improvements in object to provide a roll holderembodying a printing device of a cheap, simple, and practicalconstruction,whereby each strip of paper may be inscribed with anadvertisement or business card, as it is drawn off the roll.

Other objects and advantages will be fully understood from the followingdescription and claim, when taken in connection with the Figure l, is afront elevation of a roll holder provided with our improved device, andFig. 2, is a side or end elevation of the same.

In the said drawings, the letter A, indicates the base of a roll holderwhich may be of any approved construction, and B, indicates thestandards or uprights of the same. These standards or uprights B, havetheir upper ends connected by a cap beam 0, as shown, and they areprovided at intermediate points in their length with bearings a, toreceive the trunnions or shaft 12, of the roller D, upon which the paperis wound in a continuous web, as illustrated.

E, indicates a knife which is arranged longitudinally of the holder andis designed to cut the paper into strips, and F, indicates the baillever through the medium of which the knife is connected to the holderframe. This bail lever F, has its horizontal portion journaled insuitable bearings 0, upon the under side of the beam 0, and it also hasthe said portion connected to a coiled spring as cl, whereby it will beseen that the knife E, is pressed firmly against the roll so as to makepaper is pulled upwardly by the operator.

Suitably connected to the cap beam 0, of

the holder frame and extending laterally from one side thereof,are thebracket arms e,

of our improved printing device. These arms serve to support the fixedboltf, to which the hanger frame G, is pivotally connected, as shown;and the said hanger frame carries the printing roller H, which is journaled adjacent to its lower end and is designed to normally restagainst the paper roll, as shown.

I, indicates the spring through the medium of which the printing rolleris held firmly against the paperroll, so that it will make a goodimpression. This spring I, which is preferably formed from a singlepiece of wire, is

looped around lug 2', extending radially from the middle of the boltf,and it is then coiled several times around the bolt and has its endsextended as shown at It, so as to engage the inwardly extending lugsj,of the hanger frame G. By this arrangement of the spring I,it'

willbe perceived that a strong pressure is exerted against the frame G,and the roller H, is consequently held firmly against the paper rollandagood impression insured. Furthermore it will be seen that the springis mounted in such a manner that it may readily be removed when worn ordamaged, and a new spring placed in position without injury to the otherparts.

As better illustrated in Fig. 2, of the drawings, the side bars 10, ofthe frame G, are provided with longitudinal slots Z, in which arearranged the trunnions of the inking roller J. This roller J, engagesthe printing roller H, and it is yieldingly held against the peripheryof the same by the coiled springs K, which are connected at their .upperends to the loop or collar bearings m, of the roller, and at their lowerends to suitable lugs extending from the frame G, as shown. By thisconstruction, it will be seen that the roller J, is enabled to adaptitself to the surface of the printing roller, so as to thoroughly inkthe same which is a desideratum. The inking roller J, is suppliedwithink by the ink supply roller L, which has its trunnions journaled in theslots 'n, of the lateral arms 19,

which extend at right angles tothe frame G,

will be seen that when the roller L, is properly supplied with ink, theroller J, and the printing roller are inked in turn, so that as eachstrip of paper is drawn off the roll, it will be inscribed with the cardor advertisement onthe printing roller.

It will be readily noted from the foregoing description taken inconnection with the drawings, that our improved device is Very simpleand practical in construction; that it embodies no parts that are liableto get out of order,and that it is compact and consequently takes up butlittle space, which is highly desirable, especially in stores wheredevices of this kind are most generally employed.

Having described our invention, what We claim is also having the lateralarmsp, provided with slots at, extending at right angles to the slots Z,the printing roller I-I, journaled in the frame G, the inking rollerhaving lts-trunnions arranged in the slots Z, the ink-supply roller L,having its trunnions arranged in the slots n; of the arms 19, thesprings K, connected with the trunnions of the inking roller and theframe G, and adapted to yieldingly hold the inking roller against theprinting roller, the springs M, extending at right angles to the springsK, and connected with the trunnions of the ink-supply and inking rollersand adapted to yieldingly hold the ink supply roller against theinking-roller, and a spring exerting a pressure upon the frame G, so asto hold the printing roller against the paper roll, all substantially asand for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence oftwo'witnesses.

CHAS. H. PAINE. NETTIE S. HOFFMAN.

WVitnesses:

M. HAGBERY, A. L. HOFFMAN.

